5th Lucerne International Organ Festival

For the fifth time, we are opening the doors of the Hofkirche for the Lucerne International Organ Festival. This small anniversary will be celebrated with special splendor this year: Mendelssohn's oratorio "Elijah" for organ, orchestra and choir will be performed at the opening, providing a brilliant and sonorous start to this year's festival. Four solo concerts will follow, performed by renowned organists from Poland, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. They place the organ in all its tonal diversity, stylistic range and expressive power at the center of the festival.

Thursday, July 2, 2026, 7.30 pm
Opening concert
Elijah - Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio for organ, orchestra and choir
- Organ: Hansjörg Albrecht, Munich
- Soprano: Gabriela Glaus, Johanna Allevato
- Alto: Ursina Patzen
- Tenor: Gerhard Unternährer
- Bass-baritone: Balduin Schneeberger
- Choir of the KlangVerwaltung, Munich
- FestivalOrchestra Hofkirche Lucerne
- Conductor: Stéphane Mottoul

Friday, July 3, 2026, 20.00 hrs
Concert 2
- Organ: Jean-Christophe Geiser | Titular organist Lausanne

Saturday, July 4, 2026, 8.00 pm
Concert 3 - "BACH FOR THE WORLD"
- Organ: Stéphane Mottoul | Belgium, court organist Lucerne
- Harpsichord: Hansjörg Albrecht, Munich
- Violin: Christina Gallati, Lucerne

Friday, July 10, 2026, 8 p.m.
Concert 4
- Organ: Lidia Książkiewicz | Poland

Saturday: July 11, 2026, 8.00 pm
Concert 5
- Organ: Christoph Schönfelder | Germany, organist of St. Gallen Cathedral

Evening box office from 19:30